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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2021 19:02:13 GMT
Interesting interview with Terry shortly after landing his new job with 'The Hollies'.  |
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Post by ahkyahnan on Sept 11, 2021 21:38:04 GMT
Interesting interview with Terry shortly after landing his new job with 'The Hollies'. View AttachmentThat was a nice read. Thanks! Mark |
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Post by thejanitor on Sept 11, 2021 22:02:19 GMT
Thanks for this post! 😁 Is it known who else auditioned? I think I remember someone on here saying that Elton John (then still Reg Dwight) was considered to become a member around this time, or was that after he played on Heavy and I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top?
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Post by ahkyahnan on Sept 11, 2021 22:53:54 GMT
Yeah I was wondering who the 3 top charting artists they mentioned might be.
Mark
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Post by JamesT on Sept 12, 2021 19:25:47 GMT
"Another change would be disastrous".
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Post by becca67 on Sept 14, 2021 0:39:14 GMT
I definitely think Terry was the right choice, he fit in really well and brought his own unique talents. Is that him singing on his own Indian Girl recording with them? I wish he'd have sang lead more, and written more, while in the group!
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Post by JamesT on Sept 14, 2021 5:43:06 GMT
I definitely think Terry was the right choice, he fit in really well and brought his own unique talents. Is that him singing on his own Indian Girl recording with them? I wish he'd have sang lead more, and written more, while in the group! He's sung a few leads, there may be a list somewhere in this forum. Jesus Was A Crossmaker from Romany is probably my favourite Sylvester lead vocal. |
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Post by Tony Wilkinson on Sept 14, 2021 8:04:55 GMT
I definitely think Terry was the right choice, he fit in really well and brought his own unique talents. Is that him singing on his own Indian Girl recording with them? I wish he'd have sang lead more, and written more, while in the group! Terry does sing 'Indian girl' and the track is on Terry's 'Complete works' double cd.. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 13:00:41 GMT
He sang a couple of leads on the Distant Light album, Cable Car and Harlequin?
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Post by Mevrouw Bee on Sept 14, 2021 13:58:04 GMT
He sang a couple of leads on the Distant Light album, Cable Car and Harlequin? Harlequin's on the 5317704 album... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2021 14:04:20 GMT
He sang a couple of leads on the Distant Light album, Cable Car and Harlequin? Harlequin's on the 5317704 album... Yes, of course.. |
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Post by gee on Sept 14, 2021 14:09:05 GMT
Terry Sylvester sings his songs;
Pull Down The Blind, Cable Car, Indian Girl, Mr Heartbreaker, Pick Up The Pieces (plus Again in 1974) and No More Riders
also Terry takes lead vocal on;
Oh Granny ('B' side version two), Jesus Was A Crossmaker, Lizzy and The Rainman, Slow Down Go Down, Boys in The Band, and Harlequin (also a version sung by Gary Brooker remains unissued)
plus Terry has featured lead vocal spots on;
Gasoline Alley Bred, Frightened Lady, I Wanna Shout, Sign of The Times, Magic Woman Touch (two versions) and A Better Place
They really should have allowed Terry his solo lead vocal spots on the Polydor albums over 1975 to 1978 too as they restricted everything to a Allan Clarke sung group style which not only frustrated Terry over time but further put a strain on Allan's voice and cut off the 'solo balladeer' aspect that Nash and Sylvester in turn gave The Hollies which made such memorable alternative musical avenues for the band
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Post by baz on Sept 14, 2021 16:24:05 GMT
No denying that The Hollies struck lucky when they found Terry as musically, he was perfect - very capable of the Nash styled high harmonies but adding his own twist on that blend which gave the three part harmonies an extra smoothness and sophistication. It was a shame how as the years went by Terry was more and more sidelined as he certainly wasn't happy with how they evolved into the bland ballad styled band they became by the late 70's but being hired and on a salary meant he had no real say in what the band did so had to do what was expected of him.
There's some very interesting bits in that 1969 interview, not least that he would be SEEN playing guitar but not actually heard just like Graham which strikes me as farcical as what was wrong with an extra bit of rhythm guitar and if it was common knowledge Graham was rarely if ever plugged in onstage, then why on earth did they want to keep up that charade? Interesting too how he and Bernie are lumped together as the new boys given the fact that both quit the band within days of each other 12 years later. Terry's been critical of Allan, Tony and Bobby yet as far as I know has never had a bad word to say about Bernie, or Mikael Rickfors.
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Post by JamesT on Sept 14, 2021 19:08:03 GMT
No denying that The Hollies struck lucky when they found Terry as musically, he was perfect - very capable of the Nash styled high harmonies but adding his own twist on that blend which gave the three part harmonies an extra smoothness and sophistication. It was a shame how as the years went by Terry was more and more sidelined as he certainly wasn't happy with how they evolved into the bland ballad styled band they became by the late 70's but being hired and on a salary meant he had no real say in what the band did so had to do what was expected of him. There's some very interesting bits in that 1969 interview, not least that he would be SEEN playing guitar but not actually heard just like Graham which strikes me as farcical as what was wrong with an extra bit of rhythm guitar and if it was common knowledge Graham was rarely if ever plugged in onstage, then why on earth did they want to keep up that charade? Interesting too how he and Bernie are lumped together as the new boys given the fact that both quit the band within days of each other 12 years later. Terry's been critical of Allan, Tony and Bobby yet as far as I know has never had a bad word to say about Bernie, or Mikael Rickfors. He's miming playing acoustic throughout the '69 BBC special, including in the tracks actually played live. He's 'going for it' at the start of On A Carousel, even when there's no acoustic on the original. |
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Post by sandy on Sept 14, 2021 19:38:05 GMT
No denying that The Hollies struck lucky when they found Terry as musically, he was perfect - very capable of the Nash styled high harmonies but adding his own twist on that blend which gave the three part harmonies an extra smoothness and sophistication. It was a shame how as the years went by Terry was more and more sidelined as he certainly wasn't happy with how they evolved into the bland ballad styled band they became by the late 70's but being hired and on a salary meant he had no real say in what the band did so had to do what was expected of him. There's some very interesting bits in that 1969 interview, not least that he would be SEEN playing guitar but not actually heard just like Graham which strikes me as farcical as what was wrong with an extra bit of rhythm guitar and if it was common knowledge Graham was rarely if ever plugged in onstage, then why on earth did they want to keep up that charade? Interesting too how he and Bernie are lumped together as the new boys given the fact that both quit the band within days of each other 12 years later. Terry's been critical of Allan, Tony and Bobby yet as far as I know has never had a bad word to say about Bernie, or Mikael Rickfors. I agree that Terry's harmony contribution to the band was very special. It was a lovely blend of voices during his era. I also thought his lead vocals on the few tracks he did were ' pleasant', but not outstanding. He may have been frustrated at the bland ballad style the band were ( not necessarily deliberately) pursuing, but his solo work was hardly groundbreaking or contrasting. It was again, pleasant,MOR, but not revolutionary. And as recording techniques evolved, and arrangements got ' bigger',I think Terry's voice was more apparent to be suited to harmony predominantly. He couldn't have carried the bigger songs or arrangements. His frustration was largely due to the band not playing live too- something which he said he lived for. ....which is why he's obviously suffering now too.. And Bernie had been waiting for a nudge to leave the band for a while, according to an interview- Terry's departure just prompted his decision too. |
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Post by Stranger on Sept 16, 2021 16:39:46 GMT
For me Terry's voice always seemed to light or thin somehow when singing lead.
His harmony singing is often extraordinary though, I think his harmony on I'm Down is other worldly. Exceptional.
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Post by becca67 on Oct 4, 2021 18:32:42 GMT
Listening to a lot of early Terry-era right now and he is a smoother fit than Graham. I'm thinking on stereo FM stations these would come over as the excellent productions they are where the majority of the Graham tracks were a bit more suited to AM and monophonic listening (plus as a general rule more care was taken with mono mixes than stereo versions up to mid-late 1967 roughly). Maker a major exception.
I'm learning more about his contributions as a songwriter and if he was under Allan's wing early on then Allan was a fantastic teacher! I have a sampling of his stint with the Swinging Blue Jeans to compare to as well, and he didn't do half as much with them and they could've used the help. I think he and Bernie should've just been made full and equal members, at least after a couple of years in; neither Tony or Bobby were charter line-up Hollies anyway. Definitely a mistake made on this. The divergence with Mikael Rikfors worked out well and was interesting, and when Allan returned it was great again, so wouldn't rewrite any of that.
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